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There are 24 traditional
Welsh poetic forms as set down in the 14th century by Einion Offeiriad
and Dafydd Ddu Athro. Some, like the cywydd deuair hirion, were very popular;
others were extremely rare.
To make it easier to see how the form works, I am using the method of
one asterisk per syllable, with the rhymes indicated by letters.
The forms are generally divided into three classes:
Englynion (englyns) / Cywyddau (cywydd measures) / Awdl measures (odes)
The Cywydd Llosgyrnog is a Cywyddau.
Here is the form
* * * * * * * A
* * * * * * * A
* * A * * * B
* * * * * * * C
* * * * * * * C
* * C * * * B
another visual representation would be:
(1) eight syllables, ends with first rhyme (a)
(2) eight syllables, ends with (a)
(3) seven syllables – third syllable is (a), line ends with (b)
(4) eight syllables, ends with new rhyme (c)
(5) eight syllables, ends with (c)
(6) seven syllables – third syllable is (c), line ends with (b)
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